Not Your Mother’s Midlife
Not Your Mother’s MidlifeWelcome to Not Your Mother’s Midlife, the podcast where we dive into the vibrant, sometimes messy, and always real journey of thriving in midlife as a woman. I’m your host, sharing my own experiences—from navigating hormonal shifts to tackling fatigue and keeping the spark alive in relationships—with honesty and humour. Each episode is packed with practical tips on women’s health, fitness routines to boost energy and strength, and beauty advice to help you feel confident and radiant at any age. Whether it’s finding the perfect workout to combat midlife sluggishness, mastering skin...
The Most Stigmatised Sex Act in History — Even the Kama Sutra Said No
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Johanna is sharing an episode from Betwixt the Sheets — sex historian Dr. Kate Lister taking a deep dive into why cunnilingus has been stigmatised, feared, and condemned across cultures and centuries. It's history, it's fascinating, and it tells you a lot about how female pleasure has been treated throughout time. Also: Dr. Kate Lister has a new book out, and it's worth your attention.
🤩 Betwixt The Sheets
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/betwixt-the-sheets-the-history-of-sex-scandal-society/id1612090432?i=1000769092150
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Lasers, Red Light and RF Microneedling — What Actually Works
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Johanna is sharing another conversation from the unPAUSED podcast — Dr. Mary Claire Haver with Dr. Tony Youn, board certified plastic surgeon and bestselling author of Younger for Life. This one moves from the science of skin into the practical: in-office treatments, at-home devices, and how to think about anti-aging without going down a rabbit hole. IPL, fractional CO2 lasers, chemical peels, radiofrequency microneedling, red light therapy — Dr. Youn covers what each one actually does and where the limitations are.
🤩unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver — Dr. Tony Youn
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Frailty Starts Earlier Than You Think — And Here's What to Do About It
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Johanna is sharing an episode from Dr. Tyna Moore's podcast where she talks how frailty is something most people don’t think about until it’s too late, but it’s one of the biggest predictors of whether you survive illness, recover from injury, or maintain independence as you age. It’s also the harbinger of doom for all cause mortality and dementia.
In this episode, she breaks down why frailty isn’t just “getting older”, it’s a metabolic and muscular decline that starts earlier than you think and accelerates fast if you’re n...
Feel Like Your Face Aged Overnight? You're Not Imagining It
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Johanna is sharing a conversation from the unPAUSED podcast where Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Tony Youn — board certified plastic surgeon, bestselling author of Younger for Life, and the most followed plastic surgeon on social media. They cover something most doctors have never connected for their patients: what estrogen is actually doing to the skin, and why menopause changes everything. If your skincare has stopped working and you can't figure out why, this episode explains it.
🤩unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver — Dr. Tony Youn
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Why Belly Fat in Perimenopause Is Different — And What Actually Works
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Belly fat in perimenopause and menopause isn't a willpower problem. It's a hormone problem. And a lot of the advice we've been following for years is quietly making it worse. Johanna breaks down what's actually driving visceral fat in midlife, why undereating and over-exercising are both backfiring.
🤩The Model Health Show
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578?i=1000763738884
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Is Porn Cheating? A Couples Therapist Answers
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Johanna is sharing an episode of Consider Before Consuming featuring Dr. Nicholas Lawless — clinical psychologist and couples therapist — on how pornography affects relationships. Not in a preachy way. In a 'here's what's actually happening, here's what the research shows, here's what couples therapists see in the room' way. If something has felt off in your relationship and you can't quite name it, this one is worth your time.
🤩Consider Before Consuming — Dr. Nicholas Lawless episode —
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/consider-before-consuming/id1466445204?i=1000767550671
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The Orgasm Gap
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Johanna is sharing an episode of unPAUSED where Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Kelly Casperson — urologist, author of You Are Not Broken and The Menopause Moment, and host of a podcast that should frankly be required listening for every woman over 35. In this conversation, they get into everything women were never taught about female sexual health, libido, desire, and dysfunction in midlife — and why the science was always there, it just was never treated as a priority. Spoiler: the orgasm gap between men and women hasn't budged in decades. The sile...
Is It ADHD or Is It Perimenopause? The Answer, It Could Be Both
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Johanna shares an episode from Dr. Tyna Moore and UK women’s health practitioner Adele Wimsett break down why perimenopause makes every coping strategy you’ve ever had stop working — the hormonal perfect storm, ADHD medication across the cycle and GLP-1s in neurodivergent brains.
🎯 Dr Tyna Show Link
🤩 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show/id1577258582?i=1000706781536
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Your ADHD Might Be Affecting Your Sex Life
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Johanna shares a two-part Dr. Daniel Amen episode on ADHD and intimacy. The conflict-seeking, the forgotten commitments, the rejection spirals and the medications that can making everything worse. If your relationship has ever felt harder than it should, this one might explain a lot.
🎯Links to episodes
🤩https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-your-brain-every-day/id1178337794?i=1000698590065
🤩https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-your-brain-every-day/id1178337794?i=1000699502322
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<...Is It ADHD? What Women’s Brains Have to Do With It
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Johanna shares a Dr. Daniel Amen episode on ADHD in women — Chronically overwhelmed , anxiety, relationships that keep falling apart, working twice as hard for half the result. If any of that sounds familiar, this one’s for you.
🤓 Dr Daniel Amen
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-your-brain-every-day/id1178337794?i=1000741007826
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Hormones after Breast Cancer, Can you take them?
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Johanna breaks down one of the most misunderstood conversations in women's health — hormones after breast cancer. Johanna unpacks what the research actually says about HRT, why so many women are told "no" without explanation, and why suffering through a decade of treatment side effects in silence is not the only option.
🎯• Dr. Tyna Show Episode 218: Hormones After Breast Cancer with Dr. Corinne Menn
🎯• Dr. Menn’s website: drmenn.com
🎯• Dr. Menn on Instagram: @drmennobgyn
🎯• Menopause After Cancer Clinician Directory: drmenn.com...
The Yahoo Boys
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Johanna breaks down one of the most dangerous threats targeting teenagers right now — and most parents have never heard of it. The Yahoo Boys are organised cybercriminal networks running sophisticated sextortion scams on the exact apps your kids use every day. Johanna walks through how it works, why teenagers are so vulnerable, and what one conversation tonight could do to protect them. This one is worth sharing.
⦁ https://www.missingkids.org/home?lang=en-US
⦁ https://www.thorn.org
⦁ https://www.stopitnow.org
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Is AI Your New Therapist?
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Johanna explores one of the most talked-about shifts in mental health right now — people turning to AI when they can't sleep, can't cope, and can't get an appointment. She covers the apps people are actually using, what the research says, and the very real benefits of having support available at 3am. But she also goes to the darker side — the stories of people who formed dangerous emotional attachments to AI companions, and the deaths that have followed. An honest, clear-eyed look at a tool that can help you — and, in the wrong hands, seriou...
The Alzheimer's Warning Nobody Gave Us
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Johanna breaks down a conversation from the unPaused podcast that every woman in midlife needs to hear. Dr. Louisa Nicola — neurophysiologist and Alzheimer's researcher — explains why almost two thirds of Alzheimer's patients are women, why the disease starts building in your thirties and forties, and what the research actually says you can do about it right now.
- unPaused Podcast episode: thepauselife.com
- instagram.com/louisanicola_
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Is He Okay? Seven Subtle Signs of Low Testosterone — And Why You Need to Know This Too
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Johanna breaks down seven subtle signs of low testosterone that have nothing to do with libido — and why every woman and man in midlife needs to know them. Drawing on an episode of The Dr. Tyna Show, she walks through the quiet symptoms doctors miss: the emotional flatness, the disappearing muscle, the burnout that never lifts, the joint pain that came from nowhere. Plus — Australia just became the first country in the world to approve a testosterone product made specifically for women. Half of this episode is for the man in your life. The...
Minoxidil & Me: Will It Actually Work?
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Johanna has always had toddler-fine hair and it's been thinning around her hairline for a while now. In this episode of Not Your Mother's Midlife, she's trying minoxidil to see if it will help thicken things up. She'll be documenting her progress so you can see exactly what happens. Let's see if this stuff actually works.
🤩 Youtube link
https://youtu.be/bxjn7sWaVow
🤩 Product I'm trying
https://growplex.co
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Lets Talk About Sex Baby
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Johanna talks about her recent discovery of Dr. James Simon, a sexual medicine physician who has spent his career treating couples together and getting to the truth of what’s really happening to sex and desire in midlife. If you’ve noticed changes in your sex life and thought it was just a part of getting older, or you just want to prepare for the future so it doesn’t happen to you, it’s important to know there are steps you can take—this conversation is for you.
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Old Drugs, New Hope: Beyond Chemo
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When Cancer Options Run Low: Off‑Label Hope
Some People Are Talking about could affordable, decades-old medications offer a new line of defense against cancer? In this episode, I’m exploring the science of drug repurposing and how certain low-cost treatments can help disrupt cancer growth alongside traditional chemotherapy. We are diving into why these accessible options aren't always part of the mainstream conversation and how they might provide another vital tool for those who need it most.
🤩The Cancer Secrets Podcast
🤩https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podc...
My Toddler Hair, Hair thinning and loss
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In this episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, Johanna Hart opens up about her thinning, toddler-fine hair from hormones, aging, and a bad DIY bleach job. She explains common causes—estrogen drop, genetics, iron/thyroid problems, stress shedding—and shares evidence-based fixes: low-level laser therapy, collagen peptides for thickness, protein for strong keratin, plus minoxidil and spironolactone when needed. She stresses seeing a dermatologist for serious red flags and keeps it real: no miracles, just practical steps for healthier midlife hair
🤩 Red light devices
https://hairmax.c...
They aren't Humans
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The Voice You Trust Isn’t Human
What if the voice you trust online isn’t human? Johanna explores AI influencers, engineered ads, and how they quietly chip away at your ability to tell genuine human voices from synthetic ones. She explains how to spot them, how to stay ahead of them, and how to safeguard your online life
🤩AI model influencers
Aitana López
Baddie Betty- @badiebethany
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Mouth Taping: I Test the Viral Sleep Hack
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Johanna explores the sleep trend of mouth taping—does sealing your lips at night really improve rest, stop snoring, and boost energy? Hear her personal results and what science says about nasal vs. mouth breathing.
🤩Queen Tape
https://www.queentape.com?bg_ref=0iCVnHvmmq
🤩Youtube Episode
https://youtu.be/XxJfc5uI0kw
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You're in a Biochemical Trap!
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Discover why willpower isn’t the problem—and what is. In this episode, we break down how ultra-processed foods hijack your biology, then lay out three realistic ways to get healthier: shifting to real food your great-grandmother would recognize, moving your body and using simple breath work to calm your nervous system, and prioritizing recovery with quality sleep, sauna, and smart cold exposure, all backed by modern research and practical tips.
🤩Guided meditation
https://youtube.com/@greatmeditation?si=HKNZIuM4h0uresce
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Pornography and Kids
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In this episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, Johanna tackles one of the toughest but most crucial parenting topics—pornography and kids. She explains how exposure affects developing brains, distorts relationships, and what parents can do to protect and guide their children. With science, resources, and real-life wisdom, this episode empowers you to start honest, age-appropriate conversations that build trust and resilience.
🤩Podcast
Consider Before Consuming
🤩Documentary Website
Brain, Heart, World - Docuseries about the harmful effects of porn.
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Midlife Makeup Tips and Tricks
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Todays episodes is best viewed as a video, because its a video, a video about makeup.
👇🏻Click the link and be magically taken to my Youtube channel 🤩
🎯• https://youtube.com/@notyourmothersmidlife?si=szq-KzWVC1RNqe-8
🤩 ELF Contour
https://www.elfcosmetics.com/halo-glow-contour-beauty-wand/300221.html
🤩MCoBeauty Tinted Serum
https://mcobeauty.com/products/miracle-hyaluronic-tinted-serum?variant=46700106973440
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🤩Loreal True match nude
https://www.lorealparisusa.com/makeup/face...
Fixing Dry Lips
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This episode is best viewed on my YouTube channel linked below.
In this episode, we tackle a common annoyances — dry, chapped lips and nighttime mouth breathing. Discover how simple tools like lip balm, mouth tape, and nasal strips can help you sleep better, stay hydrated, and wake up refreshed. We’ll break down how to fix it and which products actually work.
https://tapeher.com/?ref=MAXLEE
https://www.breatheright.com
https://www.fresh.com/us/lip-care
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GLP -1 and Rethinking Weight Loss
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This episode explores GLP‑1 medications—Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound—and how they’re changing weight loss. Johanna shares her personal story of using low‑dose Ozempic under medical guidance. You’ll hear what these drugs are, how they calm “food noise,” steady blood sugar, and support gradual weight loss, along with common side effects and emerging research on benefits for inflammation, heart and brain health, and even obstructive sleep apnea.
🍏The Dr Tyna Show - Ozempic done right part 1
🤩https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show/id1577258582?i=100062859...
Are humans really meant to be monogamous
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In this thought-provoking episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, Johanna takes a curious dive into the science and story of human monogamy. Are we naturally wired to love one person forever—or did culture and circumstance just decide that for us? From primate mating strategies to human pair bonding, Johanna unpacks what biology, anthropology, and evolution really reveal about our romantic instincts. Turns out, we might just be built for both stability and curiosity—and that could be our greatest strength.
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Sleep Hypnosis
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This episode is just a quickie. I had planned to share this in the Sleep episode. I will briefly explain sleep hypnosis and share my favourite voice to fall asleep to.
🤩Micheal Sealy
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MichaelSealey
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My Alcohol Experiment
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We’ve all tried one of them — Dry January, Sober October, maybe even Dry July. For some, it’s a challenge; for others, it’s just miserable. But what happens when stepping back from drinking isn’t about restriction or willpower? In this episode, we talk about a different kind of experience — one that’s not punishing, but freeing.
https://thisnakedmind.com/annie-grace/
https://thisnakedmind.com/the-alcohol-experiment/
https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health
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Trying on the Halo
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In this episode, I’m finally pulling the trigger on something I’ve been curious about for a long time: a Halo laser treatment. Think of it as a deep refresh for my skin—helping with texture, sun damage, and that overall glow everyone keeps raving about. I’ll bring you along for the whole experience, from numbing and that spicy laser sensation to how my face looks and feels in the days after. If you’ve ever wondered what really happens during Halo, how intense the downtime is, and whether the glow is worth it...
Sleep
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In this episode of *Not Your Mother’s Midlife*, Johanna dives into why sleep is the ultimate foundation for your health and energy. Inspired by Shawn Stevenson’s *Sleep Smarter*, she shares simple, science-backed tips to improve sleep quality, balance hormones, and boost mood, metabolism, and immunity. Learn how to create your own sleep sanctuary and reset your body so you can wake up truly refreshed.
Sleep Smarter – The Ultimate Guide To Maximizing Your Sleep And Health
Chilipad by Sleepme | Coolin...
Working out after age 40
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In this episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, Johanna shares a simple, hormone-supportive workout plan for women over 40 that focuses on strength training, brisk walking, protein, and smarter recovery. Learn how to train your changing body, protect your muscles and bones, and make at-home workouts work for your real life—so your 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond can be your strongest years yet.
🤩Fitness program👇🏻
https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/
🤩Chalene Walking for weightloss episode👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chalene-show-diet-fitness-life-balance/id911042029?i=10007311...
Hormone Replacement Therapy, do I need it?
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Johanna tackles the truth about hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—its history, common fears, cancer risks, and new research showing it’s safer than many believe. Explore how bioidentical hormones can boost health after menopause, why timing matters, and what doctors now advise. Perfect for anyone curious, worried, or considering HRT.
🎯Hormones after breast cancer what you need to know
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show/id1577258582?i=1000714467726
🎯Why women should’t wait, my top 6 reasons to start hormone repl...
Peptide Adventures – GLOW Edition
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In this episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, Johanna Hart shares her personal journey using Glow 50mg peptides—a powerful blend designed to support skin rejuvenation, tissue repair, and overall healing. Learn about the key peptides behind Glow, how she’s using it, and the incredible benefits for skin, joints, inflammation, gut health, and even hair regrowth.
https://biolongevitylabs.com/product/glow-blend-ghk-cu-bpc-157-tb-500/https://www.glowpeptideprotocol.com
https://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(24)00667-4/fulltext
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My BBL experience
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Join Johanna Hart on Not Your Mother’s Midlife as she dives into her latest skincare experience — the BBL treatment (and no, not that kind of BBL!). In this candid episode, Johanna shares what really happens during Broadband Light therapy, why her esthetician skipped the numbing cream, and how her skin responded in the days after. From redness and heat to healing and visible results, get an honest take on this trending treatment and how it compares to RF microneedling.
Watch this episode on YouTube for a closer look at her progress, and...
My experience with HRT
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Johanna Hart shares her personal journey navigating midlife health changes with Midi Health. In this episode, she opens up about the challenges of fatigue, anxiety, and sleepless nights, and how a supportive consultation led to practical solutions and renewed wellbeing. Tune in for an honest conversation about hormones, hope, and reclaiming energy in midlife.
MiDi Health - https://www.joinmidi.com
The Chalene Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chalene-show-diet-fitness-life-balance/id911042029?i=1000681116353
Dr Tyna Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show/id1577258582?i=1000618779650
Menopause (That very exciting word)
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What really is menopause—and what’s happening in your body when it arrives? In this episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife, host Johanna Hart dives deep into the science and story of menopause, breaking down what happens to your hormones, your health, and even your relationships as your ovaries take their final bow. From hot flashes and brain fog to weight changes and mood shifts, Johanna explains why menopause is more than just “the end of periods”—it’s a powerful biological milestone and a new beginning.
Plus, she shares insights from...
Ladies of Lumos
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Johanna Hart sits down to discuss her exciting new partnership with Lumos Med Spa. In this episode, Johanna explains what led her to choose Lumos for her skincare journey and how they’ve tailored a year-long plan to address her skin goals. Listeners will hear about the specific treatments scheduled over the next 12 months, including regular hydrating facials, targeted laser sessions for pigmentation, and specialized peels designed to rejuvenate and improve skin texture. Johanna shares her expectations and hopes for her skin transformation, offering insights into the science behind each treatment and tips for...
Perimenopause...what an unattractive word
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Johanna hosts this quick, informative episode about perimenopause, the transitional phase before menopause that often takes women by surprise. Following last week’s discussion on the hormone journey from puberty to menopause, she dives into what happens hormonally, physically, and emotionally during this stage.
https://www.joinmidi.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chalene-show-diet-fitness-life-balance/id911042029?i=1000672693514
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In a nutshell, Puberty to Menopause
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Join host Johanna Hart in the first episode of Not Your Mother’s Midlife as she takes listeners on a captivating hormonal journey from puberty to menopause. Dive into the wild hormonal changes that shape a woman’s life—from the explosive onset of puberty with estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone kicking in, to the awkwardness of early periods, the powerhouse duo of estrogen and progesterone, and the balancing act of testosterone. Then, navigate the rollercoaster of perimenopause with its chaotic hormone fluctuations, mood swings, and physical symptoms before arriving at the grand finale—menopaus...
